diff --git a/src/conky.cc b/src/conky.cc
index 6a782e87..ebffb071 100644
--- a/src/conky.cc
+++ b/src/conky.cc
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ void *global_cpu = NULL;
 unsigned int max_text_width = 0;
 int ifup_strictness = IFUP_UP;
 
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
+extern kvm_t *kd;
+#endif
+
 int argc_copy;
 char** argv_copy;
 
diff --git a/src/freebsd.cc b/src/freebsd.cc
index 40956083..e53ec7b4 100644
--- a/src/freebsd.cc
+++ b/src/freebsd.cc
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
 #define	FREEBSD_DEBUG
 #endif
 
+kvm_t *kd;
+
 __attribute__((gnu_inline)) inline void
 proc_find_top(struct process **cpu, struct process **mem);
 
diff --git a/src/freebsd.h b/src/freebsd.h
index c7ce372c..833e9e35 100644
--- a/src/freebsd.h
+++ b/src/freebsd.h
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-kvm_t *kd;
-
 int get_entropy_avail(unsigned int *);
 int get_entropy_poolsize(unsigned int *);